Todos los capítulos de HIS DARK SECRET : Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 5

Clara’s POVThe next morning I could not sleep. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw those cold, bloodshot eyes of his and felt the phantom pressure of his hand around my throat. The sun peeking through the expensive silk curtains of my new room felt like a cruel joke. I smoothed out my uniform. The fabric was crisp and stiff, smelling of starch and industrial lavender. Looking in the mirror, I didn't recognize the girl staring back. I looked like a professional maid, but I felt like a lamb that had accidentally wandered into a lion’s den.Stepping into the main hallway of the villa felt like walking onto a battlefield. The house was suffocatingly quiet—the kind of silence that happens right before a storm breaks. I made my way to the kitchen,my footsteps echoing too loudly on the floor. My task was simple: make his coffee and wait.But the moment I entered the kitchen, He was already there. he was standing by the floor-to-ceiling window, bathed in the morning light. He looked s

Clara’s POVThe weight of the brown envelope in my bag felt like a lead brick. Inside were the investment documents Kiran had handed me—the "bait" for the trap he was setting. My heart hammered against my ribs as I walked toward the bus stop, every shadow on the street looking like one of Mrs. Victoria’s spies.I looked at my hand. The red mark from the tea had faded into a dull ache, but the memory of Kiran’s cold, dark smile stayed fresh in my mind. He called me a "rat," but today, I felt more like a ghost—haunting a life that wasn't mine.I can do this, I whispered, clutching the strap of my bag. Just give her the papers. Take the fakes. Get back to the valley.But as the bus pulled up to the stop near Mrs. Victoria’s neighborhood, my stomach did a nervous flip. Kiran was a storm—loud, terrifying, and unpredictable. But Victoria was a spider; she sat perfectly still and waited for you to get stuck in her web. If she realized I was working with Kiran, she wouldn't just fire